MrPoling

I own a pair of Old Town Trippers. I purchased them two years apart from one another, from a gentlemen who inherited them from his...

I was paddling in the Everglades this morning and an old Grumman came wobbling out of a canal to share the lake with me. The three...

Staining is hard work and hard upkeep.. I'd go with Watco.

Another consideration: Although I mostly canoe solo, having two canoes on an expedition gives a MUCH greater safety factor. Imagine...

Asymmetrical in the consumer canoe market usually refers to a canoe where the bow and stern are not the same. Deferential rocker is...

Kevlar and fiberglass are easiest to repair, The vinyl, cross link and Royalex boats are the most resistant to damage but hard to...

I'm not surprised the manufacturer's pictures are confusing. It is difficult to take catalog quality pictures of anything, especially...

It won't matter for you until you have paddled a good number of canoes and have developed a taste for what you like. Put three beginner...

Try this thread https://www.canoetripping.net/threads/symmetrical-vs-asymmetrical-canoe-hulls.129033/

I've spent the last 35 years or so in the Carolinas. My perception is the max temperature in the summer isn't changing much. However...

I'd consider these two person tripping canoes. I have an old 18.5 Mad River that has similar specs to these. It is a great canoe for...

Might help if you could tell us which particular canoe models you are looking at. Putting three people in a canoe might not go over the...

I like tumblehome better, especially in the center of wide canoes. But it is a very small, almost trivial factor in a lake and mild...

My general advice is to not struggle with finding the perfect canoe for a new purchase. Pick something in the general category that...

I normally move seats before trips to ensure I can trim with gear. I don't like carrying extra weight. When the kids were younger it...